Stony Brook University Libraries Digital Projects and Exhibits

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  Fritzsche Brothers Clove Oil

  Glass bottle of Fritzsche Brothers clove oil with cork stopper. [on label] FRITZSCHE BROTHERS, INC / NEW YORK / ESSENTIAL OILS AND AROMATIC CHEMICALS / BASIC PERFUME AND FLAVOR RAW MATERIALS / FOR MANUFACTURING AND PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY [on back of bottle] PACKAGED EXPRESSLY FOR TOWNS & JAMES INC. [with Fritzsche Brothers trademark] [manuscript text on front label] 1 OZ / NY[?] [on bottom of bottle] 13 7345
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  Tooth Key, circa late 18th century

  Metal tooth key for extracting teeth, with straight shaft.
  Date: circa late eighteenth century
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  Tooth Key, circa late 18th century

  Metal tooth key for extracting teeth, with ridged handle and straight shaft.
  Date: circa late eighteenth century
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  Tooth Key, possibly a modern replica

  Metal tooth key for extracting teeth, with handle and straight shaft. Possibly a modern replica.
  Date: circa late eighteenth century?
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  Dental Pelican, circa late 18th century

  Dental pelican for extracting teeth.
  Date: circa late eighteenth century
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  Stainless Steel Elevator

  Stainless steel dental elevator with initials A.P stamped on handle.
  Date: circa twentieth century
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  Dental Syringe, patented 1885

  Metal syringe stamped PAT. AUG. 25 1885 [U.S. Patent Number 325,132]; designed by Charles J. Tagliabue and manufactured by Parke, Davis & Co.
  Date: circa 1885
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  S.S. White Dental Elevator with Wooden Handle

  Dental elevator with wooden handle and forked metal tip. S.S. White emblem engraved in metal.
  Date: circa nineteenth century
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  Dental Elevator, circa mid-nineteenth century

  Dental elevator with wooden handle.
  Date: circa mid-nineteenth century
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  Laboratory Ladle for Working with Hot Metals

  Metal ladle with long, metal handle, used for working with hot metals.
  Date: circa mid-nineteenth century
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  Laboratory Ladle for Working with Hot Metals

  Metal ladle with wooden handle, used for working with hot metals.
  Date: circa mid-nineteenth century
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  Baker Alloy-Mercury Gauge, Aristoloy Model

  Baker alloy-mercury gauge, Aristoloy model; used for Amalgam Restorations. [on side] BAKER ALLOY / ARISTOLOY MODEL / ALLOY-MERCURY GAUGE / PATENT APPLIED FOR / NICHOLS PRODUCTS CO. / MOORESTOWN, NJ [on bottle label] ARISTOLOY [on bottom of bottle] ONE FULL TROY OUNCE 31.1 GRAMMES / LOT 350229 / PAT. NO. 1, 963, 085
  Date: circa early twentieth century
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  Post Extractor Patented September 15, 1903

  S.S. White Post Extractor in wooden box. [on label inside lid] S.S. WHITE POST EXTRACTOR PATENTED SEPT. 15, 1903 / OTHER PATENTS PENDING [numbered 03100 in lower left corner] [on metal inside box] PATD-SEPT-15-1903 [with S.S. White trademark]
  Date: circa early twentieth century
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  Green Glass Dappen Dish

  Green glass Dappen Dish used for mixing liquids and powders, primarily for restorative purposes. JAPAN on bottom.
  Date: circa twentieth century
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  Frosted Glass Dappen Dish

  Frosted glass Dappen Dish used for mixing liquids and powders, primarily for restorative purposes. JAPAN on bottom.
  Date: circa twentieth century
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  Blue Glass Dappen Dish

  Blue glass Dappen Dish used for mixing liquids and powders, primarily for restorative purposes.
  Date: circa twentieth century
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  Amber Glass Dappen Dish

  Amber glass Dappen Dish used for mixing liquids and powders, primarily for restorative purposes.
  Date: circa twentieth century
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  Clear Glass Dappen Dish

  Clear glass Dappen Dish used for mixing liquids and powders, primarily for restorative purposes.
  Date: circa twentieth century
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  How to Use Ampoules

  Instruction card to accompany Condit Ammoniacal Silver Nitrate and Formalin, entitled HOW TO USE AMPOULES [with illustration of ampoule and seal ACCEPTED BY THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION]
  Date: circa early twentieth century
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  Directions for Using Ammoniacal Silver Nitrate and Formalin

  Instruction pamphlet to accompany Condit Ammoniacal Silver Nitrate and Formalin, entitled DIRECTIONS FOR USING AMMONIACAL SILVER NITRATE AND FORMALIN [with headings] CHRONIC ABSCESS / ABSCESS WITH A FISTULA / PUTRESCENT ROOT CANALS / STERILIZING DEEP CAVITIES WITH PULP INVOLVEMENT / EXPOSED PULPS / SMALL INTERPROXIMAL CAVITIES / PYORRHEA / HYPER-SENSITIVE DENTINE, ABRADED OR ERODED SURFACES AND SENSITIVENESS CAUSED BY GOLD CLASPS / ORTHODONTIA / STERILIZATION AND PROTECTION OF HYPOPLASTIC TEETH / PIT AND FISSURE PROPHYLAXIS / FOR CLASS III CAVITIES IN ANTERIOR DECIDUOUS TEETH / STERILIZATION AND FILLING OF NON-VITAL DECIDUOUS TEETH / TRENCH MOUTH [with label] PRINTED IN U.S.A.
  Date: circa early twentieth century
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  Ammoniacal Silver Nitrate and Formalin

  Paper box containing. [on label] AMMONIACAL SILVER NITRATE AND FORMALIN (HOWE) / CONDIT TRADE MARK / A PROMPT, SIMPLE, EFFICACIOUS METHOD OF STERILIZING AND IMPREGNATING WITH A METAL INFECTED DENTAL TISSUE. P.N. CONDIT BOSTON, MASS., U.S.A. [on back] FOR STERILIZING ROOTS OF TEETH WHICH ARE PUTRESCENT OR ABSCESSED. FOR SAVING PULPS IN TEETH WITH BADLY DISINTEGRATED DENTINE. FOR PREVENTION OF DECAY AND CHECKING INCIPIENT CAVITIES IN CHILDREN'S TEETH. FOR FILLING APICES OF IRREGULAR ROOTS WITH A METALLIC DEPOSIT OF SILVER. ANY NUMBER OF OPENINGS IN A SINGLE ROOT MAY BE COMPLETELY FILLED. FOR PREVENTION OF FURTHER ACTION OF CARIES. A POWERFUL ANTISEPTIC WHICH WILL PENETRATE AFFECTED AREAS OF ROOTS AND NOT AFFECT SOUND TISSUE. [?]OLUTION IS THE ORIGINAL AND IS GUAR[ANTEED?] [?]OPERLY BALANCED BY THE MANU[?] [CO]NDIT APPLICATIONS [label on side] ACCEPTED BY THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION [at top] CONTENTS TESTED AND GUARANTEED PROPERLY BALANCED [with instructions]
  Date: circa early twentieth century
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  Laboratory Instrument for Melting Metals

  Metal tool with concave ends used for melting metals over flame. Manufactured by ERMOLD.
  Date: circa nineteenth century
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  Metal Tooth Key Replica

  Replica of tooth key with padded shaft.
  Date: circa late twentieth century
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  Durodent Enamel Translucent Filling Porcelain

  Durodent Enamel Translucent Filling Porcelain in glass bottle. [on label] MFGD. BY J. SCHAEFER / JERSEY CITY, N.J. [on sticker at bottom of bottle] BATCH 2008. [on label at back of bottle] 4 YELLOW PASSED A. D. A. SPECIFICATION NO. 9
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  Box with Attachments for Dental Impactor

  Box holding heads to be used with dental impactor.
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  Large Tooth Key with Wooden Handle

  Very large tooth key with wooden handle and single curve in shaft bearing manufacturer's mark on handle: O. W. B. EASTMAN / PATENT [Possibly intended for veterinary use, or for molar extraction]
  Date: circa nineteenth century
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  Box with Needles for Administering Local Anesthesia, including Cook Rustless Steel Needles, circa early twentieth century

  Metal box with needles for administering local anesthesia, including container of COOK'S RUSTLESS STEEL NEEDLES. [on label] DENTAL NEEDLES NO. 4 GA. 25 / MADE FROM FIRTH BREARLY STEEL / COOK LABORATORIES, INC. / FORM 626V / CHICAGO, U.S.A. / MADE IN ENGLAND
  Date: circa early twentieth century
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  Stainless Steel Elevator, circa mid-twentieth century

  Stainless steel dental elevator, used for extractions. With manufacturer's devise: "R.P. PARIS" ; numbered "2"
  Date: circa mid-twentieth century
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  White Gutta Perchia Tooth Stopping

  [on label] WHITE GUTTA PERCHIA TOOTH STOPPING / BOOTS CASH CHEMISTS [Used for performing root canals]
  Date: circa 1871-1888
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  Gold Partial with Three Porcelain Teeth

  Gold partial with three porcelain teeth.
  Date: circa late nineteenth or early twentieth century
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  Elevator with Wooden Handle, circa nineteenth century

  Dental elevator with wooden handle. [manufacturer's emblem] CD MF CO. [numbered "10" on reverse side].
  Date: circa nineteenth century
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  Large glass pestle

  Large frosted glass pestle with mortar.
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  Large glass mortar

  Large frosted glass mortar with pestle.
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  Small glass pestle

  Small frosted glass pestle with mortar.
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  Small glass mortar

  Small frosted glass mortar. [on bottom] BAKER MADE IN U.S.A [with pestle]
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  Metal and Glass Alcohol Lamp

  Metal and glass alcohol lamp for melting metals, with remnants of wick. [on bottom] VIGOR / TAIWAN
  Date: circa late twentieth century
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  Medco Brand Fracture Set No. 4 with Wrench

  Box containing Medco Brand Fracture Set No. 4 with Wrench. [on label] MEDCO BRAND FRACTURE SET NO. 4 (WITH WRENCH) CONTAINING: 1 SQUARE END WRENCH / 4 BICUSPID FRACTURE BANDS NO. 1F / 2 MOLAR FRACTURE BANDS NO. 3F / THE MEIER DENTAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY / MANUFACTURERS / ST. LOUIS, U.S.A
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  S.S. White Model Alloy

  Glass bottle of S.S. White Model Alloy with trademark on paper label. [on label] 1 OUNCE 31.1 GRAMS / S. S. WHITE MODEL ALLOY / MADE IN U. S. OF AMERICA / THE S. S. WHITE DENTAL MFG. CO. PHILADELPHIA, PA. / GRADE A [number 5 stamped in bottom of bottle]